Ranks of Bronze

1986 science fiction novel by David Drake
0-671-65568-X (Paperback edition 1986) ISBN 0-671-31833-0 (Paperback edition 2001)OCLC13785437

Ranks of Bronze is a science fiction novel by American writer David Drake.

Plot summary

A defeated Roman legion is sold into slavery to alien traders seeking low tech soldiers to be used in conflicts to secure trading rights on alien planets.[1] Their new masters soon learn that the Romans are the best low tech fighters that can be found.[1] Given their worth as soldiers and success on the battlefield, the Romans' alien masters provide them with everything, including near immortality.[1] However, the Romans want only one thing, and that is to go home.[1]

Sequels

  • Foreign Legions (2002) short stories edited by Drake
  • The Excalibur Alternative (2002), David Weber

Release details

  • Paperback edition 1986 ISBN 0-671-65568-X
  • Paperback edition 2001 ISBN 0-671-31833-0

References

  1. ^ a b c d chapters.indigo.com Archived 2013-01-01 at archive.today

External links

  • scifi-fantasy-info.com, David drake bibliography
  • david-drake.com, Author's publication list
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Works by David Drake
ARC Riders
(with Janet Morris)
  • ARC Riders (1995)
Belisarius
(with Eric Flint)
  • An Oblique Approach (1998)
  • In the Heart of Darkness (1998)
  • Destiny's Shield (1999)
  • Fortune's Stroke (2000)
  • The Tide of Victory (2001)
  • The Dance of Time (2006
Crisis of Empire
  • The War Machine (1989) (with Roger MacBride Allen)
General (with
S. M. Stirling
and others)
  • The Forge (1991)
  • The Hammer (1992)
  • The Anvil (1993)
  • The Steel (1993)
  • The Sword (1995)
  • The Chosen (1996)
  • The Reformer (1999)
  • The Tyrant (2002)
  • The Heretic (2013)
  • The Savior (2014)
Hammer's Slammers
  • Hammer's Slammers (1979)
Heroes in Hell
  • Explorers in Hell (1989) (with Janet Morris)
Lord of the Isles
Northworld
  • Northworld (1990)
RCN
  • With the Lightnings (1998)
Other novels
  • The Dragon Lord (1979)
  • The Forlorn Hope (1984)
  • Birds of Prey (1984)
  • Ranks of Bronze (1986)
Other short storiesCollectionsAnthologies
edited
  • The World Turned Upside Down (2005) (with Eric Flint and Jim Baen)